00:00This little boy was passing away wakes up and says four words his mom will never forget a
00:07Parents biggest nightmare has to be seeing their child sick
00:10Parents who have to live with a child battling an illness
00:13They know his terminal is something that most of us cannot begin to comprehend
00:25Ruth Scully experienced that nightmare when her precious four-year-old got sick
00:30Unfortunately her son Nolan's illness was terminal and she bravely shared her struggles and sorrows on Facebook
00:37Her post of the last four days with her beloved boy went viral. It's a heartbreaking read
00:43Ruth Scully lost her son Nolan two months ago due to an aggressive rhabdomyous sarcoma a rare form of cancer
00:50that affects soft tissue
00:52Nolan was first diagnosed at just three years old and was in treatment for over a year
00:57Despite him having a tumor completely removed the cancer ultimately made its way into his lungs
01:02When Ruth brought Nolan to the hospital for the last time she knew something was different and something else was
01:08wrong
01:08according to Yahoo News
01:11Doctors had bad news for the family that loved him so much and for Nolan who had fought his cruel
01:16illness so bravely
01:18Ruth was told that large tumors were compressing Nolan's bronchial tubes and heart just four weeks after he completed open
01:25chest heart surgery
01:26The cancer had become resistant to all treatment options
01:29The best they could do was keep him as comfortable as possible during his final days
01:34Nolan sought comfort in his mom who he never wanted to leave
01:38Even when she had a shower he'd wait for her on the bathroom mat until she'd finished
01:43But even when the situation was bleak
01:45Nolan was there planning his will and how he would divide his possessions making sure his family got his favorite
01:50stuffed animals
01:52He told his mom he wanted to be remembered as a police officer
01:55He even planned his funeral. I asked if he wanted people to be happy or sad at his funeral
02:01He looked at me confused and said happy. Why would anybody be sad? Ruth said
02:07Ruth said they spent his last days watching peppa pig on YouTube having nerf gun wars and smiling as many
02:14times as they could
02:16Mom, Ruth went to take a shower worried about leaving her precious boy, but he reassured her that he'd be
02:21waiting outside for her on the mat
02:24When she came out Nolan had slipped into a coma and a team of medical staff was around him. She
02:29ran to her son
02:31But then something extraordinary happened
02:34Nolan despite suffering a collapsed lung then opened his eyes and said I love you mommy
02:40He died shortly after as his mother saying you are my sunshine to him
02:46What a terrible tragedy that such a young boy lost his life to such a cruel disease
02:52Ruth now dedicates her time to helping in the fight to find a cure for this horrific disease
02:58Rest in peace precious Nolan
Comments